Does Maryland tax Social Security benefits?
No. Taxpayers affected by the federal tax on Social Security and/or Railroad Retirement benefits can continue to exempt those benefits from state tax. (Maryland tax law exempts from state tax only those Railroad Retirement benefits provided under the U.S. Railroad Retirement Act.) Enter on line 12 of Maryland Form 502 all Railroad Retirement benefits and/or Social Security benefits that were taxable on your federal return and included on line 1 of Maryland Form 502. Can you claim Maryland’s pension exclusion? Maryland’s maximum pension exclusion of $24,500 is available to those taxpayers 65 or older or totally disabled (or whose spouse is disabled) who qualify under the conditions described in Instruction 13 of the Maryland tax booklet. Complete the computation for the exclusion on the pension exclusion computation worksheet, which is included in Instruction 13. Be sure to report all benefits received under the Social Security Act and/or Railroad Retirement Act on line 3 of the pension
No. Taxpayers affected by the federal tax on Social Security and/or Railroad Retirement benefits can continue to exempt those benefits from state tax. (Maryland tax law exempts from state tax only those Railroad Retirement benefits provided under the U.S. Railroad Retirement Act.) Enter on line 12 of Maryland Form 502 all Railroad Retirement benefits and/or Social Security benefits that were taxable on your federal return and included on line 1 of Maryland Form 502. Can you claim Maryland’s pension exclusion? Maryland’s maximum pension exclusion of $24,000 is available to those taxpayers 65 or older or totally disabled (or whose spouse is disabled) who qualify under the conditions described in Instruction 13 of the Maryland tax booklet. Complete the computation for the exclusion on the pension exclusion computation worksheet, which is included in Instruction 13. Be sure to report all benefits received under the Social Security Act and/or Railroad Retirement Act on line 3 of the pension